| Pronunciation: | | ârk'tûrus
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[n] the 4th brightest star and the brightest star in the constellation Bootes; 36 light-years from Earth |
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ARCTURUS is a 8 letter word that starts with A. |
| | See Also: | | Bootes, giant, giant star |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Arc*tu"rus\, n. [L. Arcturus, Gr. ? bearward, equiv.
to ?; ? bear + ? ward, guard. See {Arctic}.] (Anat.)
A fixed star of the first magnitude in the constellation
Bo["o]tes.
Note: Arcturus has sometimes been incorrectly used as the
name of the constellation, or even of Ursa Major.
Canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons [Rev.
Ver.: ``the Bear with her train'']. --Job
xxxviii. 32.
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| Easton Bible Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | bear-keeper, the name given by the ancients to the brightest star in the constellation Bootes. In the Authorized Version (Job 9:9; 38:32) it is the rendering of the Hebrew word _'ash_, which probably designates the constellation the Great Bear. This word ('ash) is supposed to be derived from an Arabic word meaning night-watcher, because the Great Bear always revolves about the pole, and to our nothern hemisphere never sets. |
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